[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 15, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S3909]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Lloyd John Ogilvie, D.D., offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Almighty God, You have told us through the prophet Isaiah that before 
we call, You will answer, and while we are still speaking, You will 
hear. We thank You that prayer begins with You. It originates in Your 
heart, sweeps into our hearts, and gives us the boldness to ask for 
what You desire to give. Lord, may the desires of our hearts be honed 
by Your greater desire for us. Then Lord, grant us the desires of our 
hearts. Enlarge our hearts until they are capable of containing the 
gift of Your spirit. In communion with You, surpass our human 
understanding with Your gift of knowledge, our inadequate judgment with 
Your wisdom, and our limited expectations with Your vision. May this 
day be one continuous conversation with You. We ask this not just for 
our own peace and security, but for our responsibility of leadership. 
You have placed us in decisionmaking positions of authority. The margin 
of human error is an ever-present concern. So we yield our minds, 
hearts, wills, and imaginations to be channels for the flow of Your 
divine intelligence. Without Your help, we will hit wide of the mark; 
with Your power, we cannot fail.
  Lord, bless the women and men of this Senate with a dynamic dialog 
with You for the decisive decisions of the day. As You give the day, 
You will show the way. Grant us wisdom, grant us power for the facing 
of each hour.
  In Your holy name. Amen.
  

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